As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

See you later.

At the station entrance, Xie Chong watched Shen Qing leave, then got on his electric scooter, flipping through the documents in his hand, ready to set off, when he suddenly paused.

"Binhai Industrial University..."

His gaze fell on a line of text on the tree spirit boyfriend's profile. "Isn't this Shen Qing's school? What a coincidence."

……

At the gate of Binhai Industrial University, it was a weekend, and students were coming and going.

A figure, bundled up tightly, slipped through the crowd and approached the school gate guard, handing over an alumni card. "Grandpa, it's me."

The old man guarding the gate took the card, adjusted his reading glasses, and said, "Oh, Xiao Wu, you're back at school again?"

Why are you wearing so much today? Aren't you hot?

Xiao Wu shook his head and stretched out his arm, which was wrapped in bandages. "I got burned recently, and the doctor said I can't be exposed to the wind, so I'm dressed like this."

Upon hearing this, the old man outside the door immediately showed a look of worry in his eyes.

"Oh dear, you'd better be careful. How serious is your injury? Our school needs you to speak at the freshman ceremony every year."

"It's a minor injury, nothing serious."

Xiao Wu shook his head, handed over a pack of cigarettes through the window, and said, "Sir, here you go. I'll go in now, you go ahead with your business."

The gatekeeper took the cigarette, beaming. "Alright, go ahead. Just let me know if you need anything."

Turning around, the smile in Xiao Wu's eyes vanished instantly. He lowered his head and strode into the campus, crossing the square and heading towards the office building.

"This popularity is too much... It's so annoying."

Surrounded by the vibrant energy of the young students, he felt as if he were on fire, and couldn't help but curse, "It's all because of that idiot."

The thought of that tree demon made him furious.

The two of them could work together perfectly. He wouldn't decay under her life force, and she would nourish her essence with his blood.

The two got what they wanted and lived in peace, but that fool insisted on going out to find someone to absorb his yang energy.

It was clearly catalyzed by him.

He had already sensed that unfamiliar yang energy. If he hadn't relied on the tree spirit's life force, he wouldn't have tolerated the other party cheating on him. He thought the other party was unaware of it.

Sure enough, he was put under surveillance by someone unknown yesterday.

"I was afraid my phone was being tapped, so I even used a coded message in the takeout order notes to warn her, but that useless thing still died. It's true what they say, even if a tree becomes a spirit, it's still just a piece of wood."

Now that the tree spirit is dead, his condition has immediately worsened.

Xiao Wu was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth; otherwise, he wouldn't have risked returning to school to find the remnants of the other person's birthplace and maintain normalcy.

"Unfortunately, I am just a half-corpse. My human blood has too much yang energy. Only the vitality of plants and trees that have become spirits is useful."

Xiao Wu glanced at the students passing by. He had tried to drink human blood directly before, but it was like boiling water to him.

Suddenly, he paused, then turned around abruptly.

"Her scent?"

Just a moment ago, he clearly felt a trace of grass and trees, but the area near the school gate was bustling with people, so the scent seemed like his imagination.

Until his gaze fell on a tall boy, he quickly lowered his head and walked away.

"This yang energy is too strong..."

The dense crowd around him added to his intense discomfort.

"Um?"

At this moment, Shen Qing seemed to sense something, raised her head, frowned, and looked at the figure that had already walked away.

Although May is not yet hot, it must be uncomfortable to wear such thick clothes, right?

"Let's go, what are you spacing out for?"

It wasn't until the young man beside him patted him on the shoulder that Shen Qing came back to his senses. "It's nothing."

Chen Chen, his close roommate, also returned to school because of his employment agreement.

The two quickly arrived at the counselor's office, where counselor Zhou Ming was organizing the materials for this year's graduates.

Chen Chen submitted an employment agreement, a very simple procedure, but Shen Qing did not.

"So, you're planning to take on flexible employment and deliver food?"

Zhou Ming frowned as he looked at Shen Qing. Although flexible employment was counted in the employment rate in the statistics, it did him no good at all.

He just didn't understand.

Although jobs are hard to find these days, graduates of their school's software engineering program can earn seven or eight thousand yuan as long as they attend classes.

Not to mention that Shen Qing passed the first round of interviews last time, so the second round was basically just going through the motions.

"I really don't know what you're thinking. Isn't Guangfei Technology Company good enough? So many people want to get in but can't."

Zhou Ming said earnestly, "That was founded by your seniors, so you'll have someone to look after you. You've spent four years in university, and now you're delivering food? Don't you feel like you're letting your parents down?"

He got more and more excited as he spoke, but seeing that Shen Qing was completely unaffected, he finally sighed.

"Fine, whatever. Just fill out this flexible employment form and send me your income certificate."

At least the employment rate is still there. He's seen plenty of students like this. Before graduation, they always think they can do anything, but after being taught a lesson by reality, they'll be proven right.

Soon, the two walked out of the office.

Chen Chen patted Shen Qing on the shoulder and comforted her, "That's just how the counselor is, don't take it to heart, you know that already."

What's wrong with delivering food? Earning a living through your own abilities is nothing to be ashamed of!

Shen Qing nodded; he hadn't taken it to heart anyway.

Compared to those who force students to work in factories or threaten them with degrees, their counselors are at most a bit mercenary, which is already considered good.

Normally, a counselor wouldn't have that ability, but students haven't really entered society yet and are easily intimidated.

"Let's go, it's almost noon, time to eat at the cafeteria, it's been so long since I've had the spicy hot pot on the second floor."

As the two walked out of the office building, the sunlight hit them, but Shen Qing suddenly stopped and quickly scanned her surroundings.

"Can you smell a foul odor?"

He looked behind the office building, towards the alumni grove, where alumni donate money to adopt trees. Except for the occasional return of outstanding alumni during the school's anniversary celebrations, there was no one there.

"Smells bad?" Chen Chen sniffed and shook his head. "Does it?"

"It might just be my imagination."

Shen Qing looked away, patted his pocket, and suddenly changed the subject, saying, "I think I left my meal card downstairs. You go ahead."

"Huh? Okay then."

Chen Chen nodded, turned and walked towards the cafeteria, but after a few steps he turned back and called out, "What do you want to eat? I'll get it for you first—"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Shen Qing disappear behind the office building.

Chen Chen looked completely bewildered.

At this moment, Shen Qing, who had already walked away, took out his phone. Before he could speak, Xie Chong's voice came from the other end.

"Shen Qing? Perfect timing, I have some new developments here that I was just about to call and tell you."

Shen Qing interrupted, "I think I've found my target."

The closer you get to the alumni grove, the more pronounced the stench becomes; it's not just a smell, but a sensation felt in your very soul.

The aura of the tree demon from yesterday was also mixed in.